Daily Archives: Jun 28, 2018

Defending champions Germany have been eliminated from the World Cup at the group stage following defeat by South Korea, in one of the biggest shocks in the competition's history.

The Antigua and Barbuda men’s senior basketball team, the Bulldogs, advanced to the semi-finals of the ongoing FIBA AmeriCup 2021 Caribbean Pre-Qualifiers on Tuesday after handing Barbados a 62-55 defeat in their Group B encounter to remain undefeated.

Aston Villa FC player and winner of the 2017 FLOW Ultimate Football Experience, Ronaldo Flowers, will leave Antigua on Saturday for England where he is set to tryout with the ASE (Academy of Sporting Excellence).

There have been some interesting developments in the government’s National Housing Project. First, we have learnt that the government will be employing a number of private local contractors to build houses from scratch, in an effort to speed up construction, and we also learnt that the jobsite in Paynters has slowed because of a lack of materials. This has caused the temporary layoff of approximately 200 workers.

The Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) yesterday held a sensitisation campaign about the growing challenge of Childhood Obesity facing the Caribbean.

Vector Control Unit staff went back to work at the Central Board of Health yesterday following a meeting with Health Minister Molwyn Joseph and other ministry officials where they had their way regarding a supervisor who they wanted removed.

The public is being put on notice that individuals engaging in the sale of pharmaceuticals without the proper legal authority to do so will be dealt with severely.

Security concerns over Antigua and Barbuda's Citizenship by Investment Programme (CIP) is possibly continuing to play a role in decisions out of Canada regarding the islands' citizens obtaining visas to enter that country.

The health of dialysis patients at the Mount St. John's Medical Centre may be at risk due to a go-slow by nurses at the Dialysis Unit.

Shots rang out in Judges Hill in the wee hours of yesterday as a lone gunman opened fire on two homeowners, who were pursuing him.